Description Will of Thomas Watters of Green Hill, Pictou Co., NS

(Handwritten)

Estate of Thomas Watters late of Green Hill, Farmer, deceased, Testate

Copy of Will for the Registrar of Deeds

In the name of God, Amen.

I, Thomas Watters of Green Hill in the County of Pictou, Province of Nova Scotia Farmer, knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die do make publish and declare this my last Will and Testament, that is to say in the first place I give and bequeath unto my son Robert the sum of fifty Dollars ($50), to my Daughter Elizabeth I give and bequeath the sum of one Dollar ($1), to my son James I give and bequeath my homestead the Farm on which I now reside situate on Green Hill aforesaid, Together with all the farming implements Stock household furniture and furnishings, houses, outhouses barns goods chattels and effects whatever, on condition that he my said son James do pay as soon as convenient after my decease or cause to be paid unto my son Robert and my daughter Elizabeth the bequests first before written unto my son Robert and daughter Elizabeth respectively and lastly, I Nominate and appoint Isaac McLean and Lawrence Millar to be Executors under this my last Will and testament declaring all others to be void and this to be my last Will and Testament.

Dated at Green Hill, this twenty seventh day of February in the year of our Lord one Thousand Eight hundred and Eighty three.

Signed         X his mark   Thomas Watters     L.S.

Signed, Sealed published and declared by the said Testator as and for his last Will and Testament, who in his presence at his request and in the presence of each other have subscribed our names as witnesses thereto.

Signed      ---- James D. Millar

   "              ---- Lawrence Millar

County of Pictou Sf

In the Court of Probate of Wills ie.

I do hereby certify that the foregoing instrument consisting of one page, is an exact and literal copy of the last Will and Testament of Thomas Watters late of Green Hill, in the County of Pictou, Farmer, deceased, Testate, which has been duly filed and admitted to Probate in accordance with the practice of the Court.

Given under my hand at Pictou this 17^th. day of March A.D. 1890.

John H. Lane Registrar

To the Registrar of Deeds

for the County of Pictou

No Stamp

Province of Nova Scotia,

Registrar of Deeds Office, County of Pictou, 19^th. April 1890 I certify that the within instrument was duly registered at 4 PM of the above day in the Registry of Wills Book No. 2, pages 108 on the certificate of John H. Lane Rgr. of Probate.

John Ferguson   Registrar